As Trump postures tougher on trade, we need to keep focused on the net impact of all of his policies on workers.
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Unions Stake Out Positions in Battle for DNC Chair
Ellison and Perez both have strong ties with the labor movement, but union politics are primed to drive a wedge.
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Ohio Republicans Advance Nationwide Wage-Suppression Campaign
State lawmakers move to prevent municipalities from boosting pay for low-wage workers—a growing obstacle in the Fight for $15.Â
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Trump Taps Anti-Worker Fast-Food CEO for Labor Secretary
Andy Puzder, the CEO of a major fast-food company and sworn foe of raising the minimum wage, embodies the right’s anti-worker, trickle-down agenda.Â
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Beyond Carrier: Can Congress End the Green Light for Outsourcing?
Donald Trump’s unusual deal with Carrier Corp. to keep 800 jobs in the U.S. alarmed many economists, but it points to the need for a corporate norm that doesn’t tilt toward outsourcing.
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Trump the Union-Busting Employer Will Now Dictate Nation’s Labor Policy
A litigious businessman with thousands of employees and a history of labor disputes is assuming the presidency. Will Trump’s worker policies create an ethical quagmire?
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The Workers’ Menace Becomes the Commuters’ Threat
Elaine Chao, Bush’s labor secretary, is Trump’s pick for transportation.
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Trump Presidency Could Kill Labor Unions
His election is “an extinction-level event for American labor.”
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Trump Falsely Claims Credit for Saving Jobs, and News Outlets Lap it Up
How does Donald Trump plan to save American jobs? Apparently, by claiming that he’s saved the ones that were never going anywhere in the first place. On Thursday night, the president-elect tweeted out that he had just received a call from his “friend” Bill Ford, the chairman of Ford Motor Co., who told him that […]
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Things Are About to Get Really Ugly for the Labor Movement
Unions were finally on an upswing. Now, they’re staring down the barrel of the GOP’s gun.Â
